Discount Electric Curtains News and Articles

Over the years, Haywoods (the company behind Discount Electric Curtains) has expanded naturally, always maintaining our deep connection to Burntwood, Staffordshire – a picturesque region within a magnificent County. Our previous manufacturing space was becoming overwhelmed with both staff and products, signaling a need for transformation. Our upgraded facility is about four ...

If you are a frequent visitor to Discount Electric Curtains, you will have noticed we recently launched our new website. We've redesigned it from scratch to better organise all the information we've accumulated on our products. We have also overhauled the pricing calculators to make them much faster, and streamlined the ...

We're always looking for ways to make our website easier to use, and over the past month we've been testing a new version of our pricing calculator for the Silent Gliss Autoglides. The new calculator is a more straight-forward and faster way to select all the different options and is now ...

Discount Electric Curtains Now Sells Silent Gliss Wave Curtains As An Option With Autoglide Tracks You can now specify and buy Silent Gliss curtains when you buy an Autoglide 5100 or 5600 track from us! Any Silent Gliss Autoglide 5100 or 5600 electric curtain track on this site can easily have curtains ...

We've just completed a round of updates to www.discountelectriccurtains.co.uk to give you more information about choosing the right electric curtain track. 1) Quick links to all information on the Autoglide 5100 product pages At the top of each Silent Gliss Autoglide 5100 page, there's a new box summarising all the information on ...

Great news! From the point of placing your orders, Silent Gliss has now bought the lead time down to just 5 working days for straight Autoglide tracks and just 7 working days for bent tracks (for use with bay windows etc). This means Silent Gliss is making tracks over twice as ...

Are you looking for a way to automate the opening and closing of your curtains? We've thought long and hard about the features that make the best automatic curtain openers to save you time on your search. We believe that automatic curtains should: Be easy to install Operate Quietly Be easy to control Optionally be ...

Silent Gliss is undoubtedly one of, if not the leading luxury brand when it comes to curtain tracks. They're featured in high-end and heavy-use installations all around the world, from 5-star hotels, luxurious private accommodation, cutting-edge office spaces, and even in hospitals. If you're not clear on the options, choosing a ...

With every order placed on our website, we ask customers an optional short series of questions to try and find out why they placed the order with us and what, if anything, we could do better on our website and as a company. We are extremely proud to share that aside ...

For over 10 years now, Discount Electric Curtains (DEC) has been the place to go for buying Silent Gliss electric curtain tracks, such as the Autoglide range, with huge discounts off the recommended retail price. Rather than just being "box-shifters", at DEC, we live and breathe our products. Our staff are ...

If you're specifically looking for a Silent Gliss Electric Curtain Track, you may already be aware of the build quality and range of products that they offer. What you may not know of, is any of the amazing projects that Silent Gliss products are used in around the world. Baccarat Residences, Shanghai, ...

A Reputable Company Discount Electric Curtains is a trading name of Haywoods Contracts Ltd, a family-run window furnishing company that's been in business since 1986. We fit all manner of roller blinds, venetian blinds, curtain tracks (electric ...

If you're looking for experts on Silent Gliss electric curtain tracks who will do everything in their power to make your purchasing process quick, smooth, and hassle-free, you've come to the right place. Let us at Discount Electric Curtains show you our knowledge and enthusiasm for our products first-hand and ...

Swish Autoglide curtain tracks can be found in many homes up and down the country, so it is inevitable that at some point these curtain track owners will need to find replacement parts for those products. Unfortunately, since the name and product was bought from Swish by Silent Gliss, it ...

If you're looking for a website which will tell you everything you need to know about the Silent Gliss Autoglide products, you''ve come to the right place. Here at Discount Electric Curtains we've just updated all of our Autoglide product pages to include as much detail as possible about each ...

Stephen Sutton captivated a whole nation with his fundraising for the Teenage Cancer Trust – all while going through his own battle with bowel cancer – and his death on the 14th of May has affected thousands of people who followed his story online and in the media. Diagnosed at just ...

When settling into a new house, it’s important to make the place feel like your own, but making a house a home doesn’t come that naturally to everyone. What if you aren’t sure what style to go for? What if you’re on a budget and don’t want to shell out ...

When it comes to window treatments for your home, there is a seemingly endless array of possibilities to choose from – roller blinds, venetian blinds, curtains and so on – but what if you want to do something different in your rooms? What if you want to stand out from ...

We all love those little gadgets that make life easier for us – smart phones, tablet computers, applications that track our weight loss and our exercise and pretty much everything else we ever do… but there's one invention that has helped us out probably more than anything else over the ...

You're about to go on holiday. You pack your suitcases, take the dog to the kennels, make sure all appliances are unplugged and all windows are closed and locked, and then that's it; you're leaving your house for a week or two in order for the struggles and stress of ...

 When it comes to decorating a new home (or revamping your existing one), there are an incredible amount of things to think about: colour schemes, styles, furniture, accessories, where to hide all of your junk… the list is almost endless. And while you may be thinking about curtains and blinds ...

When you think about being energy efficient, you probably think of things such as insulation, solar panels, and using energy-saving light bulbs. These things are all very well and good, but if you really want to be energy efficient, take a closer look at your windows. That’s right; your windows ...

Electric curtains are a fairly new and very popular form of automation inside your home. Opening and closing your curtains is now easy, fun and something the entire family can do. You'll find several models of electric curtains so you can choose as few or as many features as you ...

Electric curtains are fantastic. The original idea of curtains that can be opened automatically may sound frivolous and silly; however, only until you've actually tried them or seen them in motion. Nevertheless, do you remember your initial reaction when you heard televisions were being made to be used with remote controls? ...

Curtains play a large part in the décor of your home. Seldom do you find a room that doesn't have windows, with the exception of possibly a bathroom. How you decorate or cover your window plays a large part in the overall appearance of your home. Electric curtains not only add ...

Everywhere we look, it seems like we're seeing more types of automation and now even curtain tracks have been "upgraded". Electric curtains have managed to bring an exciting and popular form of automation right into your home. With the busy lives homeowners lead today, they need every possible convenience and ...

Electric curtains provide your home with not only beauty but also a sense of efficiency and security you could never imagine possible with window treatments. Decorating a home is exciting yet can also be stressful when trying to find just the right thing for the interior of your home. While ...

This article discusses the Autoglide 5090 series which has been discontinued and replaced with the newSilent Gliss Autoglide 5100 Series The Autoglide 5090IR uses an infrared remote control to allow you to operate your curtains from across the room. The technology is the ...

As stated in the first paragraph of their website, Silent Gliss "is committed to serving the requirements of the upper end of the window treatment market" - www.silentgliss.co.uk As their customers "rightly expect the very best in terms of quality, design, technology, service and individuality", they don't let any Tom, Dick ...

In our Silent Gliss Autoglide electric curtain track frequently asked questions section, we state that the 5100 electric curtain range is capable of supporting curtains up to 25kg if straight and 15kg if the track has any bends in, and that this includes the vast majority of light to medium ...

 Silent Gliss has many imitators We understand that as a potential customer, you are always looking for a good deal, and our site is just one of the ones you will visit while researching what curtain tracks to buy. We are aware that there are some cheap alternatives out there and wanted ...

We are pleased to announce the arrival of our electric curtain components and accessories section. This category of our site contains extra gliders, fixing brackets and upgrades for your existing tracks such as timers and remote controls. Please take note of the compatibility information displayed. The accessories will only work with the ...

 Have you ever wondered what a curtain track represents? What they actually mean to you? No? Well we have! To us a curtain track is not just something that allows you to pull a piece of fabric across a window but a separation between night and day and a way ...

 Electric Curtains are perfect for trying to make a house your home. They are a little piece of luxury that you not only deserve but can afford.  So what makes them so luxurious? What makes them something that can turn a house into a home? Well keep reading to find ...

The excellent Autoglide is the perfect curtain track for your automatic curtains because it is easy to fit and easily operated by a wireless wall switch, so that you can open and close your curtains with ease. This curtain track can also be bent up to two times to your ...

How often do our days start with light filtering in through a gap in our curtains and waking us up (in the summer, at least)? Or, how often do our days fail to start on time thanks to a faulty clock or our ability to sleep through an impressive amount ...

For some, the thought of electric curtain tracks may seem like an unnecessary expense, but more and more people are starting to discover the benefits of investing in electric curtains for their homes and places of work. But with so many other things often demanding your attention – and the ...